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For this set of notes, create a table like this: Period Date Content Style/Genre Historical Key Literature/ Authors Anglo-Saxon 449-1066 Strong belief in fate Juxtaposition between church and pagan worlds Oral traditions Poetry dominant N/A Beowulf Exeter Book Start w/ a basic frame like this and add to it as we go through the slides.

Anglo- Saxon Period: 449-1066 Content Style/Genres strong belief in fate juxtaposition of church and pagan worlds admiration of heroic warriors who prevail in battle express religious faith and give moral instruction through literature Style/Genres Oral traditions Poetry dominant Key Literature/Authors Beowulf Bede Exeter Book

Medieval: 1066-1485 Content Style/Genres Key Literature/Authors Plays that instruct the illiterate masses in morals and religion Religious devotion Style/Genres Oral tradition continues Kennings two-word metaphor Key Literature/Authors Geoffrey Chaucer

Renaissance Period: 1485-1660 Content Style/Genres Historical Context World view shifts from religion and afterlife to human life on earth Love: constant, timeless, courtly Style/Genres Poetry Sonnet Drama Written in verse Tragedies, comedies, histories Historical Context Printing press helps stabilize English as a language and allows more people to read a variety of literature Key Literature/Authors: William Shakespeare John Donne

Neoclassical/Restoration: 1660-1798 Content Emphasis on reason and logic John Locke: social contract theory Individuals surrender some freedoms in exchange for protection of remaining freedoms Style/Genres Satire Poetry Essays, novels Historical 50% of men are literate (a dramatic rise) Industrial revolution begins as farming declines Key Literature/Authors Alexander Pope Daniel Defoe

Romantic Period: 1798-1832 Content: Style/Genres Historical Context Introduction of Gothic/Horror Stories Human knowledge consists of impressions and ideas formed in the individuals mind Style/Genres Poetry Lyrical ballads Historical Context Railroads begin to run Key Literature/Authors Poets William Blake Lord Byron Novelists Jane Austen Mary Shelley

Victorian Period: 1832-1900 Content Styles/Genres: Conflict between those in power and common masses of laborers and the poor Shocking life of sweatshops highlighted in literature to insist on reform Heroines in physical danger Aristocratic villians Styles/Genres: Novels become popular for first time Detective novels (Sherlock Holmes) Magazines Historical Context Paper becomes cheap, magazines and novels cheap to mass produce Key Literature/Authors Charles Dickens Rudyard Kipling Charlotte Bronte Oscar Wilde

Modern/Post Modern: 1900-1980 Content Style/Genres Loss of the hero in literature Belief in situational ethics—no absolute values Decisions are based on the situation one faces at the moment Style/Genres Speeches, memoirs Novels Key Literature/Authors James Joyce Bernard Shaw

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